CongratulationsCongratulations to Bill and Helena Hemming who have recently celebrated their sixty fifth wedding anniversary. Many of us well remember Bill and Helena from their time in ‘Home Supplies’, the hardware shop in the precinct, which they ran from 1968 for over twenty years. Then, as now, it was this wonderful repository of all things practical with no end of helpful and friendly advice. Five years ago we marked their diamond wedding anniversary with an article on them in WWN. As then, they have been thrilled to receive a congratulatory card from the Queen. Our very best wishes go to Bill and Helena. |
Reader to ReaderI walked through the underpass from Dovehouse to the village the other day and was disgusted to find the path strewn with a load of horse manure. It was all over the slope and the elderly lady in front of me had great difficulty avoiding the mess it had created. The same would apply to mothers with pushchairs. I know that the Council workmen clear up this mess when they are around but I do think that horse riders themselves should take some responsibility to clean up after their mounts. Dog owners have been shamed into doing it so why not horse riders! Or stop using the underpass. Ken Pavey |
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First of all thanks to those who have contacted me in response to recent articles: I am delighted to know that you read my words and I will always do my best to help. Communication or lack of? Should be easy these days with a mass of media choices. It used to be a phone call or letter and a pretty prompt response. Now I leave phone messages/ email, deliver notices and still no response. So I thought I would let you know the system we operate within Neighbourhood Watch in Wellesbourne in order to keep you informed. We have a small committee (always room for more if you would like to help) any relevant information coming to us via the Police/ Trading Standards or yourselves, is sent initially via email to all those on the Neighbourhood Watch email list. If you would like to get this information, please contact andy@smithdom.force9.co.uk. If we have something of an urgent nature and you are not on the internet, we will do our best to circulate, using our famous (I hope) yellow Neighbourhood Watch flyers. This method relies on YOU passing this information from us to your neighbour as soon as possible. We also feel strongly that making the criminals aware that we are an active NW village, does act as a deterrent. So make sure you have a sign on your gate or in your window: we are refreshing those around the village; keep buying Smart Water. The police also publish a monthly newsletter listing recent local crimes and incidents, viewable online: www.safer-neighbourhoods.co.uk or on their Police Station notice board. We also have around 40 coordinators in the village; there should be one near you who can be contacted when necessary. Do call me, preferably on my mobile, if you would like more information. So keep up the good work, keep vigilant. Let the police (842114 or 414111) and us, know if you see anything suspicious and long may Wellesbourne remain a difficult place to commit crime. Frankie Stuart, 841819, 07766 581301, Chairman Neighbourhood Watch |
At the September meeting of the Wellesbourne Women's Institute members were able to take the trip of a lifetime and tread (at least in imagination) the Inca Trail. Karen Pettigrew had always longed to go to Peru and visit the legendary city of Macchu Pichu. In 2008 she achieved her ambition and in doing so raised over £3,000 in sponsorship to give to the Myton Hospice which had cared so well for her husband. She told some of the known history of Macchu Pichu where building was started in 1430 and abandoned 100 years later though the reason for this is a mystery. Strangely it was not discovered by the Spaniards but seemed to have been simply taken back by the rainforest. Re-discovered in 1911 it has drawn millions of visitors. Because of the known difficulties of walking the Inca Trail at the high altitudes of the Andes Karen trained for six months in preparation. On arrival in Lima she and her group had two days to acclimatise and were intrigued to see free oxygen available at the airport and in hotels. The actual walk was planned to be completed over five days and the group was conducted and cared for by well-qualified guides who carried most of the necessary equipment. Starting in the “Sacred Valley” the trail climbed daily until by Day 3 it was at 12,000 feet, testing physical endurance. Karen showed photographs of the fantastic views of the mountains and of the enormous stone buildings. The Incas may have been a primitive race but they were excellent stone-masons, which was obvious when Macchu Pichu was reached. Completing the Inca Trail was a huge achievement and an experience Karen will never forget. She was thanked and applauded for her courage and for her very interesting talk. News of the tree planted last year near the Co-op Store to commemorate the ninetieth anniversary of the Wellesbourne Women's Institute is mixed. Unfortunately it finally succumbed to the severe winter weather followed by drought conditions. The good news is that it will be replaced this autumn by the suppliers and we shall hope for a better future for the new one. |
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